He is currently head of the Laboratory of molecular bases of embryogenesis.

He is the winner of prizes, A.A. Baev (2001) and A.O. Kovalevsky, Russian Academy of Sciences (2006).

Education

Period	Coyntry, city	University	Additional info
2011	Russia, Moscow		professor in molecular biology
2000	Russia, Moscow	M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (biological faculty)	DSc in molecular biology and developmental biology
1990	Russia, Moscow	M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (biological faculty)	PhD in molecular biology

Supervising in IBCh

Role	Staff
Supervisor	Borodulin A. (Ph.D.), ИВАНОВА А.С (Ph.D.), Korotkova D.D. (Ph.D.), Orlov E.E. (Ph.D.)
Advisor	Bayramov A.V. (D.Sc)

IBCh positions

2026–to date	Head of Laboratory	Laboratory of molecular bases of embryogenesis
2018–to date	Principal research fellow	Laboratory of molecular bases of embryogenesis
2026–to date	Professor	Department of Postgraduate Studies

IBCh memberships

	Dissertation council
	Scientific council

Titles

	Professor
	Doctor of Science (Biological sciences)

Awards

2006

Премия РАН имени А.О. Ковалевского

Scientific interests

The main scientific interests of Dr. Zaraisky are focused on structural and functional study of genes and proteins that regulate embryonic development of the brain.

Scientific results

Under the leadership of Dr. Zaraisky in the laboratory of molecular bases of embryogenesis a novel class of homeobox genes, Anf, was discovered and studied. These genes encode for the homeodomain transcription factors, which play a key role in regulation of the early forebrain development in Vertebrates. Further investigation of the gene network related to the functioning of Anf led to the discovery of a novel, the 8th, a family of small GTFases, named as Ras-dva, which are specifically expressed in the forebrain rudiment and regulate its early development. An important achievement of the laboratory of molecular bases of embryogenesis is discovering of two novel families of secreted proteins, Noggin2 and Noggin4, whose genes are controlled by Anf homeodomain factors. These novel representatives of Noggin proteins are able to bind and thereby inhibit a number of growth factors of the TGF-β superfamily.

Scientific societies’ membership

Dr. Zaraisky is a member of the Academic and Dissertation councils of Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Editorial Boards of the journals Molecular Biology and Russian Journal of Developmental Biology.